The former Deputy Prime Minister told the Hull Daily Mail that he wanted to be Labour's candidate for Police Commissioner. He said:

"I feel that after proudly serving as a local MP for 40 years and as a cabinet minister for 10 years, I have the experience to listen to the public and help be their strong voice in supporting the police and holding them to account."

Elected police commissioners are part of the coalition's planned changes to the police force. Home Secretary Theresa May has said that democratically elected police commissioners would improve accountability and transparency.

In the spirit of Prescott's next step, we have put together a list of some of our favourite politicians and what they did after their time in Parliament.

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George Galloway became MP for Glasgow Kelvin in 1987, until he lost his seat in 2005. Luckily, he got another chance as MP for Bethnal Green & Bow until he was ousted a second time in 2010.
While Galloway was an MP, he appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2006. His appearance may be best remembered for his enthusiastic impression of a cat, dressed in a red leotard.
"Gorgeous" George finally found his place in the media. He hosted political discussions on the Iranian-owned Press TV, and hit the airwaves with his own talk-show on Talksport radio.